Till Augustin, Kryptonit VI, 2014 German sculptor Till Augustin was born in Bavaria in 1951. After taking an interest in glasswork, Augustin devised an unexpected approach to the material in the 1980s. He works with glass as though it were another sculpture material: trimming, creating incisions and polishing. Augustin’s chosen material is seen as highly fragile yet he has opted for an extremely violent process. He attacks the blocks of glass with hammers, chisels, air drills and grinders. 